Religious Education

We follow the Guildford Diocese Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. This area of learning develops children’s knowledge and understanding of the nature of religion and belief. Although Christianity has a central place in the RE curriculum we also study other principal religions, religious traditions and world views, in the context of a diverse society. We do not seek to use RE to compromise the integrity of pupils’ own beliefs, but instead respect everyone’s right to choose their own faith. We believe that our approach to RE is an essential way of meeting our obligations under the Prevent duty. You can read more in our RE Policy, as well as our Collective Worship and Values-based Education Policies.

As an Academy within The Good Shepherd Trust and part of the Diocese of Guildford we have strong links in this area. You can find out more on the Diocese website here.

We also have strong links with All Saints Church in Headley. Rev. Andrew Barton welcomes us to have school services in church to celebrate Harvest, Christmas and Easter. KS2 visit the church each term to have a traditional church service and to learn about the way in which Christians worship together. Rev. Andrew also leads collective worship in school every Tuesday, along with other members of the church community. Family services are held monthly and everyone is very welcome to join them. There is a Sunday School each week in the church hall. For further information, visit the All Saints Church website or find them here on Facebook.

This year we have chosen to block our RE units of work so that the children can explore them in greater depth. For each unit of work we create a class book which shows our ideas, questions, activities and learning. It allows us to develop our understanding in different ways. Take a look at some of the ways we've been learning: